£45.95 £64.95
There's something about a lantern that makes a tent feel like a cosy portable home rather than just an unheated plastic bubble that smells of socks. Snow Peak's Mini Hozuki is a tiny LED lantern that weighs just 95g but puts out enough light to read by, find your head torch, or see what you're doing when you're making a pre-dawn brew. It's got three modes: regular dimmable light that you can adjust from bright to barely-there, a candle mode that flickers like a real flame for atmosphere, and a strobe function for when you need to attract attention. The USB-C rechargeable battery means you're not forever buying and binning AAAs, and it'll run for a whopping 60 hours on high or 100 hours on low before needing a charge. The silicone shade gives it a soft glow rather than a harsh LED glare, and the matte finish feels good in your hand.
Snow Peak's journey began in 1958, when the founder Yukio Yamai, an accomplished mountaineer, created his own line of superior climbing gear. Snow Peak then looked to evolve by shifting its focus from the mountaineering equipment of the past to the camping equipment of the future. Fueled by the booming national interest in auto-camping sweeping across Japan, Snow Peak released a series of radically innovative products which focused on quality, functionality, timeless-durability and considered design.